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A man wounded the explosion near a hotel in Kabul on 15 December 2009
Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital
At least eight people die in a suicide bombing in Kabul, as President Hamid Karzai holds an anti-corruption meeting there.
In pictures: Afghan blast
Q&A: Regional militancy
Fires burning at the scene

Copenhagen climate talks 'back on track'
Talks are back on track at the UN climate summit after developing countries won significant concessions following a walk-out.
Berlusconi attack was 'premeditated'
Silvio Berlusconi's attacker had been waiting for him hours ahead of the assault in a Milan square, Italy's interior minister says.

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L'Aquila city quake aftermath (AP) Twitter quake
Scientists trawl tweets to track tremors
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Adapting to climate change in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
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The issues at the heart of airline's dispute with union

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ENTERTAINMENT

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HEALTH

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SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Nasa sky survey probe blasts off

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AFRICA

Race to save climate change talks

Eritrea football team 'absconds'

AMERICAS

Obama tells US banks to lend more

US jails Iranian over arms plot

ASIA-PACIFIC

Thai custody for arms plane crew

Cyclone Mick kills three in Fiji

EUROPE

Greece PM seeks support for cuts

Volume turned down on MP3 players

MIDDLE EAST

'Climate of fear' in south Yemen

France returns frescoes to Egypt

SOUTH ASIA

Blast in central Pakistan town

Kashmir strike to protest probe

NEWS FROM THE UK

Chinook Job fears as new Chinooks ordered
Thousands of jobs could be lost as the government readies cuts needed to pay for 22 Chinook helicopters for Afghanistan.

Petrol prices push up inflation

Registrar loses partnership case
Vanessa George Nursery abuser awaiting sentence
A nursery worker who sexually abused and swapped indecent images of children in her care is to be sentenced.

MPs may lose final salary pension

MP laughs off 'bell tower' claim

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COPENHAGEN SUMMIT 2009
Waiting for accreditation (AFP) 'Jaw-dropping' queue for climate summit

Earth Watch: Lockouts
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HAVE YOUR SAY
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